EU reaches deal to reduce highly polluting methane gas emissions from the energy sector
1 year, 1 month ago

EU reaches deal to reduce highly polluting methane gas emissions from the energy sector

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — European Union negotiators reached a deal on Wednesday to reduce highly polluting methane gas emissions from the energy industry across the 27-nation bloc. Under the provisional agreement announced just weeks before the COP28 climate conference, the fossil gas, oil and coal industry will be forced to “properly measure, monitor, report and verify their methane emissions according to the highest monitoring standards, and take action to reduce them,” said the European Commission, the EU’s executive arm. The Commission said the compromise requires operators to report about quantification and measurements of methane emissions at source level, and forces oil and gas companies to detect and repair methane leaks on EU soil. Flavia Sollazzo, from the non-profit group Environmental Defense Fund Europe, said the methane regulation plans send a clear message ahead of COP28 that “climate responsibility doesn’t stop at European borders.” “As the world’s biggest buyer of natural gas, the EU is strategically leveraging its economic influence to drive global reductions in methane emissions,” Sollazzo said.

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A methane pollution fee on oil and gas faces a cloudy future under Trump
1 month, 1 week ago

A methane pollution fee on oil and gas faces a cloudy future under Trump

NPR  

A methane pollution fee on oil and gas faces a cloudy future under Trump toggle caption Matthew Brown/AP Oil and gas companies would have to pay a fee for releasing climate-warming methane into the atmosphere under new regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency. Sponsor Message "EPA has been engaging with industry, states, and communities to reduce methane emissions so that …

US energy industry methane emissions are triple what government thinks, study finds
9 months, 1 week ago

US energy industry methane emissions are triple what government thinks, study finds

Associated Press  

American oil and natural gas wells, pipelines and compressors are spewing three times the amount of the potent heat-trapping gas methane as the government thinks, causing $9.3 billion in yearly climate damage, a new comprehensive study calculates. About 40% of the global methane emissions from oil, gas and coal could have been avoided at no extra cost, which is “a …

At UN Climate talks, oil companies pledge to combat methane; Environmentalists call it "smokescreen"
1 year ago

At UN Climate talks, oil companies pledge to combat methane; Environmentalists call it "smokescreen"

The Independent  

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy Fifty oil companies representing nearly …

Oil companies pledge to lower methane emissions at COP28
1 year ago

Oil companies pledge to lower methane emissions at COP28

Al Jazeera  

Fifty oil companies representing nearly half of global production have pledged to reach near-zero methane emissions and end routine flaring in their operations by 2030, but environmental groups have called it a “smokescreen”. Cutting methane emissions The administration of US President Joe Biden unveiled on Saturday final rules aimed at cracking down on US oil and gas industry releases of …

Why methane is at the centre of COP28 climate change summit?
1 year ago

Why methane is at the centre of COP28 climate change summit?

Firstpost  

China unveiled its long-awaited methane strategy this month, while the EU agreed to set methane emissions limits on Europe’s oil and gas imports from 2030, pressuring international suppliers to clamp down on leaks of the potent greenhouse gas. “The UAE needs to commit companies and countries to sit down and negotiate a binding agreement to X-out methane.” Methane momentum The …

COP28 turns attention to potent methane emissions
1 year, 1 month ago

COP28 turns attention to potent methane emissions

The Hindu  

Climate talks often revolve around reducing the most dangerous greenhouse gas CO2. Gas leaks and cow burp The majority of methane emissions -- around 60% -- are linked to human activity, the IEA says, while some 40% is from natural sources, mainly wetlands. The energy sector -- coal, oil and gas -- is the second largest source of human caused …

EU to push for COP28 deal on phasing out fossil fuels
1 year, 2 months ago

EU to push for COP28 deal on phasing out fossil fuels

India Today  

EU countries' climate ministers on Monday approved the bloc's negotiating position for this year's U.N. COP28 climate summit, agreeing to push for a world-first deal to phase out CO2-emitting fossil fuels. "We will be at the forefront of the negotiations to show the EU's strongest commitment to the green transition and encourage our partners to follow our lead," Spain's Climate …

EU told to slash greenhouse gas emissions 90-95% by 2040
1 year, 6 months ago

EU told to slash greenhouse gas emissions 90-95% by 2040

India Today  

The European Union should commit to slash its net greenhouse gas emissions by as much as 95% by 2040, official advisers said on Thursday, as Brussels prepares a new goal to curb Europe's contribution to climate change. The European Commission is drafting what would be the EU's first legally binding emissions-cutting target for 2040, aimed at guiding the world's third-biggest …

EU plans strategy to scale up investment in capturing CO2 emissions
1 year, 6 months ago

EU plans strategy to scale up investment in capturing CO2 emissions

The Hindu  

The European Commission is working on plans to speed up investment in capturing and storing carbon dioxide emissions, it said on Friday, as the bloc prepares to slash its net greenhouse gas emissions to zero by 2050. In a public consultation on the plans, the Commission said infrastructure to capture and store CO2 underground or use it in industries was …

Cracks emerging in Europe’s united front to battle climate change
1 year, 6 months ago

Cracks emerging in Europe’s united front to battle climate change

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union has been at the forefront of the fight against climate change and the protection of nature for years. The law proposed by the EU’s executive arm aims, by 2030, to cover at least 20% of the EU’s land and sea areas with nature restoration measures, “and eventually extend these to all ecosystems in need of …

Only around 13% of global methane emissions regulated: Study
1 year, 7 months ago

Only around 13% of global methane emissions regulated: Study

The Hindu  

Researchers have showed through a review that only around 13% of global methane emissions are regulated, despite methane emissions causing at least 25% of current global warming. The researchers focused on 281 policies worldwide, 255 of them currently in force, that aim to monitor and reduce methane emissions examining the geographical coverage, strength and effectiveness of the policies. But fossil …

Cause and Effect | The underestimated threat in our fight against climate change
1 year, 7 months ago

Cause and Effect | The underestimated threat in our fight against climate change

Hindustan Times  

While the world focuses on cutting carbon dioxide emissions in its battle against rising global temperatures, CO2’s evil twin, Methane, has largely remained under the radar. According to the International Energy Agency’s Global Methane Tracker, the energy sector added about 135 million tonnes of methane in the atmosphere in 2022. With existing technology, a reduction of 75% is possible in …

Energy agency chief: “No excuse” for high methane emissions
1 year, 10 months ago

Energy agency chief: “No excuse” for high methane emissions

Associated Press  

MOMBASA, Kenya — The International Energy Agency on Tuesday accused fossil fuel industries of doing too little to curb methane emissions and undermining global climate goals to limit warming. Economic uncertainty, high energy prices and concerns over the security of supply — which should have led to emissions cuts in 2022 — were ineffective as methane emissions remained “stubbornly high,” …

IEA chief accuses fossil fuel industries of doing too little to curb methane emissions
1 year, 10 months ago

IEA chief accuses fossil fuel industries of doing too little to curb methane emissions

India Today  

The International Energy Agency on Tuesday accused fossil fuel industries of doing too little to curb methane emissions and undermining global climate goals to limit warming. Economic uncertainty, high energy prices and concerns over security of supply, which would have led to emissions cuts in 2022, were ineffective as methane emissions remained “stubbornly high,” the report said. “There is just …

Biden tightens methane emissions rule amid push for more oil
2 years, 1 month ago

Biden tightens methane emissions rule amid push for more oil

Associated Press  

SHARM EL-SHEIKH, Egypt — The Biden administration on Friday ramped up efforts to reduce methane emissions, targeting the oil and gas industry for its role in global warming even as President Joe Biden has pressed energy producers for more oil drilling to lower prices at the gasoline pump. The new methane rule will help ensure that the United States meets …

U.N. weather agency: Greenhouse gases reach new record in 2021
2 years, 1 month ago

U.N. weather agency: Greenhouse gases reach new record in 2021

The Hindu  

The three main greenhouse gases hit record high levels in the atmosphere last year, the U.N. weather agency said on Wednesday, calling it an “ominous” sign as war in Ukraine, rising costs of food and fuel, and other worries have elbowed in on longtime concerns about global warming in recent months. Of the three main types of heat-trapping greenhouse gases …

UN weather agency: Greenhouse gases reach new record in 2021
2 years, 1 month ago

UN weather agency: Greenhouse gases reach new record in 2021

Associated Press  

GENEVA — The three main greenhouse gases hit record high levels in the atmosphere last year, the U.N. weather agency said Wednesday, calling it an “ominous” sign as war in Ukraine, rising costs of food and fuel, and other worries have elbowed in on longtime concerns about global warming in recent months. Of the three main types of heat-trapping greenhouse …

EU reaches deal to ration gas amid Russian cut-off fears
2 years, 4 months ago

EU reaches deal to ration gas amid Russian cut-off fears

India TV News  

Highlights The new legislation entails voluntary national steps to reduce gas consumption An energy giant said it would limit supplies to EU through the Nord Stream 1 pipeline The energy squeeze is also reviving decades-old political tests for Europe over policy coordination European Union governments agreed Tuesday to ration natural gas this winter to protect themselves against any further supply …

EU countries approve climate measures after long talks
2 years, 5 months ago

EU countries approve climate measures after long talks

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — European Union countries reached a deal following hard-fought talks that dragged into early Wednesday to back stricter climate rules that would eliminate carbon emissions from new cars by 2035. “A long but good day for climate action: The council’s decisions on Fitfor55 are a big step towards delivering the EU Green Deal,” said Frans Timmermans, the European Commission …

EU lawmakers endorse ban on combustion-engine cars in 2035
2 years, 6 months ago

EU lawmakers endorse ban on combustion-engine cars in 2035

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Parliament on Wednesday threw its weight behind a proposed ban on selling new cars with combustion engines in 2035, seeking to step up the fight against climate change through the faster development of electric vehicles. The 2030 CO2-reduction target and ban on combustion engines in 2035 were proposed last year by the European Commission, the EU’s …

Environmental groups challenge EU support for gas projects
2 years, 6 months ago

Environmental groups challenge EU support for gas projects

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — Campaigning groups have launched legal action to challenge a decision by the European Union’s executive arm to include 30 gas projects in a list of operations considered as beneficial to the 27-nation bloc’s energy market. The campaigners said on Tuesday that the European Commission has given “these climate-destructive projects VIP status, in contradiction of its legal obligations.” They …

EU leaders reach compromise on energy after long debate
2 years, 8 months ago

EU leaders reach compromise on energy after long debate

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — European Union leaders struggled for hours Friday to find a compromise on a deal aimed at curbing energy prices that have gone through the roof and hurt households and businesses across the 27-nation bloc. Leaders, however, did agree on a proposal from the European Commission to move toward the joint purchase of natural gas and ensuring that the …

Op-Ed: Methane regulations were one victory of the Glasgow climate talks. What comes next?
3 years ago

Op-Ed: Methane regulations were one victory of the Glasgow climate talks. What comes next?

LA Times  

This year’s global climate talks in Glasgow, Scotland, came with the usual sense of anticlimax: lots of lofty rhetoric, too little action. Methane, the “evil twin” of carbon dioxide, is responsible for roughly half of historical climate warming to date, despite being marketed as the cleaner burning fossil fuel. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s October report underscored how urgently …

Biden’s climate plan aims to reduce methane emissions
3 years, 1 month ago

Biden’s climate plan aims to reduce methane emissions

Associated Press  

WASHINGTON — The Biden administration on Tuesday launched a wide-ranging plan to reduce methane emissions, targeting a potent greenhouse gas that contributes significantly to global warming and packs a stronger short-term punch than even carbon dioxide. “One of the most important things we can do in this decisive decade — to keep 1.5 degrees in reach — is reduce our …

US unveils sweeping methane restrictions as COP26 enters day two
3 years, 1 month ago

US unveils sweeping methane restrictions as COP26 enters day two

Al Jazeera  

Biden is seeking to position himself as a global leader on climate change but is struggling to pass changes at home. US President Joe Biden unveiled a wide-ranging plan to reduce methane emissions in his home country on the second day of the United Nations COP26 climate summit in Glasgow, Scotland, where he has strived to position Washington as the …

Methane: EPA proposes new rules; Biden, von der Leyen launch Global Methane Pedge
3 years, 1 month ago

Methane: EPA proposes new rules; Biden, von der Leyen launch Global Methane Pedge

CNN  

CNN — President Joe Biden targeted planet-warming methane emissions on Tuesday from the UN climate summit, announcing strong new US regulations from the Environmental Protection Agency and launching a Global Methane Pledge, in partnership with the European Union, that has been signed by around 100 countries. “It’s an enormous opportunity to all our nations to create jobs and make meeting …

Dozens of nations back pledge to slash methane emissions at COP26
3 years, 1 month ago

Dozens of nations back pledge to slash methane emissions at COP26

Al Jazeera  

More than 80 countries join US and EU in pledging to cut methane emissions by at least 30 percent this decade. “Today global methane emissions grow faster than at any time in the past,” she said adding that reducing methane is one of the most effective ways to reduce near-term warming and keep the Paris goal of 1.5 degrees Celsius …

EU climate policy will have 'significant consequences' for NL
3 years, 3 months ago

EU climate policy will have 'significant consequences' for NL

Dutch News  

The European Commission’s climate change plans will have ‘significant consequences’ for Dutch climate and energy policy and will partly require a change of course, the Dutch environmental assessment agency PBL said on Friday in a new report. In addition, goals for green hydrogen use, energy saving and renewable energy for heating and cooling will also present a ‘hefty task’ for …

EU climate policy will have 'significant consequences' for NL
3 years, 3 months ago

EU climate policy will have 'significant consequences' for NL

Dutch News  

The European Commission’s climate change plans will have ‘significant consequences’ for Dutch climate and energy policy and will partly require a change of course, the Dutch environmental assessment agency PBL said on Friday in a new report. In addition, goals for green hydrogen use, energy saving and renewable energy for heating and cooling will also present a ‘hefty task’ for …

US, EU eye 30-percent cut in methane emissions by 2030: report
3 years, 3 months ago

US, EU eye 30-percent cut in methane emissions by 2030: report

Al Jazeera  

Over two dozen countries, including China, Russia, India, Brazil, Saudi Arabia and Qatar also expected to join the pledge. Methane has a higher heat-trapping potential than carbon dioxide but it breaks down in the atmosphere faster, so “strong, rapid and sustained reductions” in methane emissions, in addition to slashing CO2 emissions, can have a climate impact quickly, a fact emphasised …

EU unveils tough climate rules, eyes tax on foreign firms
3 years, 5 months ago

EU unveils tough climate rules, eyes tax on foreign firms

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union unveiled sweeping new legislation Wednesday to help meet its pledge to cut emissions of the gases that cause global warming by 55% over this decade, including a controversial plan to tax foreign companies for the pollution they cause. European Commission Executive Vice-President Frans Timmermans said that by failing to act now, “we would fail our …

EU to unveil tough rules to combat climate change, including plan to tax foreign firms
3 years, 5 months ago

EU to unveil tough rules to combat climate change, including plan to tax foreign firms

Firstpost  

The proposals by the European Commission will cover everything from tougher caps on car pollution to new national limits on gases from buildings Brussels: The European Union on Wednesday is unveiling sweeping new legislation to help meet its pledge to cut emissions of the gases that cause global warming by 55 percent over this decade, including a controversial plan to …

European Union unveils tough climate proposal, including new taxes on foreign firms
3 years, 5 months ago

European Union unveils tough climate proposal, including new taxes on foreign firms

LA Times  

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen, center, and other commission officials announce plans for new emissions rules at a news conference in Brussels on Wednesday. ”The principle is simple: emission of CO 2 must have a price, a price on CO 2 that incentivizes consumers, producers and innovators to choose the clean technologies, to go toward the clean and …

Climate change: European Union enshrines net zero and emissions targets into law
3 years, 5 months ago

Climate change: European Union enshrines net zero and emissions targets into law

CNN  

CNN — The European Council adopted a climate change law Monday that legally obliges its 27 nations to collectively slash greenhouse emissions by 55% by 2030 – from 1990 levels – and to become a net-zero-emissions economy by 2050. The European Union and several other nations increased pledges to cut greenhouse gases and reach carbon neutrality at a virtual climate …

EU lawmakers approve deal on climate neutrality by 2050
3 years, 6 months ago

EU lawmakers approve deal on climate neutrality by 2050

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — European lawmakers approved Thursday a climate law making the bloc’s commitment to reach climate neutrality by 2050 a binding obligation. Under the law, the EU will also commit itself to an intermediate target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by at least 55% by 2030 compared to 1990 levels. “The EU must now reduce emissions more in the next …

EU leaders set for spat over distribution of carbon-cut burden
3 years, 7 months ago

EU leaders set for spat over distribution of carbon-cut burden

Hindustan Times  

European Union leaders are poised for a wrangle over how to distribute the burden of the EU’s bolstered plan to stem climate change. Sharing the burden is likely to expose the divide between the richer western countries and poorer eastern members as the 27-nation EU seeks to reinforce its position as a global leader in reducing pollution. East-West divide Poland, …

UN: Cutting methane quickly key to curbing dangerous warming
3 years, 7 months ago

UN: Cutting methane quickly key to curbing dangerous warming

Associated Press  

Cutting the super-potent greenhouse gas methane quickly and dramatically is the world’s best hope to slow and limit the worst of global warming, a new United Nations report says. Because methane helps make smog, cutting annual emissions of the gas by 45% or nearly 200 million tons could potentially prevent about 250,000 deaths a year worldwide from pollution-triggered health problems, …

Biden Signs Bill To Restore Regulations On Climate-Warming Methane Emissions
3 years, 7 months ago

Biden Signs Bill To Restore Regulations On Climate-Warming Methane Emissions

NPR  

Biden Signs Bill To Restore Regulations On Climate-Warming Methane Emissions Enlarge this image toggle caption J. Scott Applewhite/AP J. Scott Applewhite/AP President Biden has signed legislation that will more vigorously regulate climate-warming methane leaks from the oil and gas industry, a move supporters say is key to achieving his ambitious climate goals. "Getting this legislation approved today is a big …

EU reaches major climate deal ahead of Biden climate summit
3 years, 8 months ago

EU reaches major climate deal ahead of Biden climate summit

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union has reached a tentative climate deal to put the 27-nation bloc on a path to being “climate neutral” by 2050, with member states and parliament agreeing on binding targets for carbon emissions on the eve of a virtual summit hosted by U.S. President Joe Biden. The climate law sets the EU on a green path …

EU Agrees to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 55 percent by 2030
4 years ago

EU Agrees to Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions by 55 percent by 2030

News 18  

EU leaders agreed on Friday after a long night of wrangling to set a more ambitious target of cutting greenhouse gas emissions by 55 percent by 2030. “Europe is the leader in the fight against climate change,” European Council president and summit host Charles Michel declared on Twitter. European Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen said: “Europe will reduce emissions …

EU Environment Ministers Strike Deal on Climate Law, Leave Out 2030 Emissions-cutting Target
4 years, 2 months ago

EU Environment Ministers Strike Deal on Climate Law, Leave Out 2030 Emissions-cutting Target

News 18  

European Union environment ministers struck a deal on Friday to make the bloc’s 2050 net zero emissions target legally binding, but left a decision on a 2030 emissions-cutting target for leaders to discuss in December. It will fix in law the EU target to reach net zero emissions by 2050 and define the rules for reviewing progress towards climate targets. …

EU to tackle methane gases, boost energy efficiency
4 years, 2 months ago

EU to tackle methane gases, boost energy efficiency

Associated Press  

BRUSSELS — The European Union unveiled Wednesday new plans to help slow down global warming, including a strategy to tackle highly polluting methane gas emissions and a plan to renovate millions of old buildings around the 27-nation bloc to make them more energy efficient. The EU’s executive arm, the European Commission, also made public a scheme to limit environmental damage …

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